Mare Nostrum

At a glance

Mare Nostrum, is a 2016 Jordanian movie, directed by Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf, and starring Ziad Bakri, Zayn Khalaf. with a runtime of 13 minutes.

Overview

Mare Nostrum is a short drama film that captures one of the most harrowing human stories of our time. On the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, a Syrian father makes a fateful decision: to give his young daughter a better life by crossing the sea. But the very act meant to save her places her in mortal danger. With minimal dialogue and maximum emotional weight, the film explores themes of forced displacement, parental sacrifice, and the desperate calculus of survival that countless Syrian families have faced. Mare Nostrum is a quietly devastating portrait of what it means to risk everything for the chance at a future, told with restraint and deep compassion for its subjects.

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